Ido-English Dictionary

vulgar-a: vulgar: used or done by the common run of people, common, popular, unrefined; (N.B. for low, coarse sense, cf. grosiera, ne-polita, mal-gusta); (noun form = populo, turbo, plebey-aro); -eso: (quality) vulgarism: commonness, unrefinedness (N.B. not «low» cf. grosier-ajo); -igar: to vulgarize: make popular; -ig-anto, -ero: popularizer; -a traduko di Biblo: vulgar version of the Bible (cf. vulgato); -a parolado, opiniono, pre-judiki: vulgar tongue, opinion, prejudices. — DEFIRS

vulgat-o: Vulgate: Latin version of the Bible. — DEFIRS

Vulkan-ala: (geol.) Vulcanian.

vulkaniz-ar: (tr.) to vulcanize. — DEFIRS

vulnerari-o: (bot.) kidney-vetch, wound-wort (Vulneraria rustica). — FIS

vult-o: (arch.) vault; (cf. mason-ita tombo, kelero); -atra: v. like, archlike; -izar: to cover with a v.; -igar: to arch; -iz-ita, -ig-ita: vaulted, arched. — EFI

vultur-o: (orni.) vulture; (fig.) a rapacious person. — EFI

vulv-o: (anat.) vulva. — DEFIRS

vund-ar: (tr.) to wound; (cf. lezar, kontuzar, ofensar); -o, -uro: wound(ing); -ebla: (also fig.) vulnerable. — DE

W

«wampum»: wampum: Indian currency.

warant-o: (jur.) warrant; (dogan-) waranto: (com.) dock-warrant. Def.: (com.) Recev-atesto pri vari pozata en dogan-depozeyo; II-77. — DEFIS

warf-o: wharf, jetty; -eto: landing-stage, gang-way. V. exp.: Warfo esas nek digo, nek kayo, nam ol ne esas masiva, ma speco de eshafodo formacita ek ligna o fera trabi; II-712. — DEF

warp-o: (in weaving) warp; (cf. urdar). — E

wat-o: (elec.) watt. — DEF

weft-o*: (weaving, etc.) woof.

weld-ar: (tr.) to weld, forge together (iron, steel); -o, -uro: a weld, welding. V. exp.: La F. S. havas nur un vorto por soldar e weldar, a la I. usas ofte la sama por la du diferanta juntamieri. La soldo e la brazo esas fakte du speci di glutino di du metalspeci per konvenanta metal, qua esas en la soldo soldostano, en la brazo kupro. Pro la tre diferanta fuz-temperaturo di stano e kupro, on soldas ye cirkume 300° C. ed on brazas ye cirkume 1000° C. On povas soldar e brazar omna metali, anke du diversa. Ma on povas weldar nur tre poka de li, ex. l’oro, la fero (se ol ne kontenas troa karbo), e.c., e nur du peci di la sama metalo. La weldo konsistas en varmigo til komencanta fuzo e posa kunbato per marteli, de quo rezultas junturo preske tam forta kam la solida metalo; III-87. — E

west-o: west; -a, -ala: westerly: of or relating to the w.; -e: (direction) westward, in, to the w.; ad- -e: (with motion) westward. — DEFIRS

wiski-o: (spirit) whisky. — DEFIRS

wist-o: (card game) whist. — DEFIRS

wistiti-o: (zool.) ouistiti,marmoset (monkey). — DeFIR

wolfram-o*: (min.) wolfram: tungsten.

X

xantin-o*: (chem.) xanthine.

xantofil-o*: (chem., bot.) xanthophyl.

xeni-o*: satirical epigram (first introduced by Goethe and Schiller); (biol.) xenia.

xenon-o*: (chem.) xenon.

xerofit-o*: (bot.) xerophyte.

xifoid-a*: (anat.) xiphoid, ensiform.

xilofag-a, -o: xylophagous (insect, bivalve). Def.: Una de la multa speci de insekti, qui rodas la ligno; IV-647. — EFIS

xilofon-o: (mus.) xylophone. — DEFIS

xilograf-ar: (tr., intr.) to engrave on wood or print from wood engravings. — DEFIRS

Y

ya: indeed, most certainly, truly (used in a sentence to lend emphasis, to confirm a statement); esis ya mea kulpa: it was truly my fault; me ya facis to: it was I indeed who did it. — D

yakt-o: yacht. — DEFRS

yar-o: year, twelvemonth; -ala: yearly, annual; relating to y.; -ala (od, un-yara) planti: annual plants; -libro: yearbook, annual (cf. almanako); singla-, omna-yar-a, -e: yearly; which takes place every year; -deko: decade; -dek-a: happening every ten years (cf. dek-yara); -cento: century; mi-yar-a: twice a year; -rento: annuity; ca-yar-e, -a: this year; ante un yaro: one year ago; en yaro mez-valora: in the average year, one year with another. — DE

yard-o: (nav.) yard (for a sail), yardarm; -o granda: main y. — E

yatagan-o: yataghan; long Turkish dagger. — DEFIS